International Journal of Anesthesia and Critical Care

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Middle Interscalene Block (Alemanno’s Technique): Some Considerations Thirty Years Later

Fernando Alemanno

In the last century, starting from 1911 (Kulenkampff) [1], more than twenty upper limb blocking techniques had been described, each of these blocks with its owns strengths and weaknesses (complications). Personally, in the early 80s I still applied Kulenkampff’s supraclavicular technique modified by Moore [2]; in one week I had had two

Int J Anaesth Crit Care, 2022, Volume 1, Issue 1, p33-36 | DOI: 10.33696/Anesthesia.1.005

Research Article Open Access

Gender Disparities in Outcomes Following Pulmonary Embolism Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit; A Multi-center Retrospective Cohort Study

Reubeni E. Mkama, Jin Peng, Yan Zhou, Tingfa Zhou, Jinyun Du, Guozhong Pang, Min Si, Yuan Li, Weidong Qin, Xiaomei Chen

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of blood flow in the pulmonary artery bed that can result in a life-threatening and potentially reversible right ventricular failure [1]. PE remains one of the leading causes of poor prognosis and death, particularly when a shock or right ventricular failure occurs [2]. According to studies, PE is generally manifested in a nonspecific manner

Int J Anaesth Crit Care, 2022, Volume 1, Issue 1, p5-16 | DOI: 10.33696/Anesthesia.1.002

Commentary Open Access

Therapeutic Values of Ketamine for COVID-19-Cared Patients: An Expert’s Point of View

Avi A. Weinbroum

Ketamine has long been used in the field of anesthesia [1]. Its rapid and long-acting analgesic effects associated with its dissociative properties have also established its use in prehospital and emergency department patients.

Int J Anaesth Crit Care, 2022, Volume 1, Issue 1, p1-4 | DOI: 10.33696/Anesthesia.1.001